This is part 2 of our build up of a tube bumper and winch mount for ‘Ol Blue. Today we Gusset the frame and add tube reinforcement, then mount and wire the winch!
Fabrication
Finally the payoff for all the work I have put into Ol’ Blue over the last couple of years. We took a day trip to Kansas Rocks and had a blast! Check out the gallery for 50+ cool offroad pics.
LS Swap Payoff – KS Rocks Offroad Trip
Picked up a new project vehicle from Craigslist the other day. Got it for cheap because among (many) other issues, the exhaust had rusted and fallen off. Check out this article for how I fixed it.
DIY Exhaust Fix – Reattaching a muffler
10 Now that I have my LS Swap done and running. I am ready to start off-roading this bad boy. Check out this post for Part 1 of my custom front tube bumper with winch mount!
Custom Tube Front Bumper with Winch Mount for ‘Ol Blue ...
2 Need a winch at the front of your trailer to drag home those AWESOME Craigslist finds? Check out this post for some ideas on how to mount it.
DIY Winch Mount on Flatbed Trailer
2 Don’t be boring with an off the shelf Mic stand. Build one yourself so you will stand out from the rest!
DIY Chain Link Mic Stand
Introducing, the Lawn-delier! Everybody needs one of these in their backyard. Not very useful, but adds a cool ambiance at night.
The solar powered “Lawn-delier”
9 Had to put new wood on my trailer the other day. The original wood lasted ~7 years. So I figured I would do a quick write up for those of you who don’t know how to do it.
How to Replace Wood Deck on Flatbed Trailer
2 Part 5, I finally figured out how to make a self-lifting smoker door. Check it out!
BUILDING THE OOBER BBQ SMOKER PART 5
1 Since I am only one man at this point and unfortunately still have a day job, I gotta post what I’m working on even if it isn’t hardcore fabrication.
Small Smoker Rehab
WOW, 9 months later I finally get around to working on this thing again. This time, smoker doors!
BUILDING THE OOBER BBQ SMOKER PART 4
Had my dad follow me out to his land, it had been a while since I was last out there so we made a family event out of it. It is ~55 miles out of town. That means in total I probably drove Ol’ Blue ~130 miles today with very […]
Ol’ Blue 71 Chevy – First Shakedown Run
I had been kicking this idea around for a long time about building “Leaf Spring Sliders”. Not many people do it, and there isn’t a whole lot of information online about it. I was finally at a point where I was good enough at fabrication and had enough time to […]
Ol’ Blue ’71 Chevy – New front suspension with leaf ...
Finally scrounged up some time to build a proper high clearance rear bumper for Ol’ Blue.
Ol’ Blue ’71 Chevy – Rear Tube Bumper Build
2 I introduce to you “The CrAzYbLaZe”. Some projects from the past just need some props and proper documentation. I actually got rid of this billy-goat of a vehicle a couple of years ago, but it’s legend lives on to this day. Since it would take way too much work to […]
THE CrAzYbLaZe – IN 50 PICTURES
3 This is the start of my new “TOOLS OF THE TRADE!” series of articles. Today we will be starting with Tubing Benders as I just happen to be working on a project right now that requires some bent tube (article on that project to follow soon). To start off with, […]